I read someone's posts recently about using a computer which is not on the internet, and I think it seemed like the computer that will be used by the ux1 has to be the one you use to go onto the internet. I'll have another look around to see if I can see any other info about this.

On this page there are a couple of videos that show how to use the online computer. You plug the ux1 into the online computer and install the software ( I can't remember if you install the software first and then plug in - whichever is the correct way). Then you authorize whatever needs to be authorized by using Line 6 Monkey programme. Then, follow what the video on this page says (depending on whether its xp, vista, or mac) - I am not sure what the message written on the screen on those videos means. Don't worry about it unless you can't get to those files it mentions. If you can't get those files that you need in monkey, then you might have this other program called Line 6 License Manager. I am not sure if you do the same thing with that. I'd have to look that up. Get those files and put on a flash/usb drive or whatever, and then put that drive into the offline computer and copy and paste those files into the same folder they were in on the other computer.

Ok I'm on the online computer. Using sonar 6 as usual try to insert line 6 effects (gearbox mono) but the screen says: "Ready to activate: line 6 monkey will activate for you" Clicking on it takes you to line 6 monkey... I tried pod farm plugin which works but... I perfer gearbox!

Hang on "For owners of eligible Line 6 hardware - other than TonePort DI Silver or Gold Plug-in

Bundle or TonePort UX8 - plug-in processing requires the purchase and activation of a

license from the Line 6 Online Store." So I have to pay to use gearbox?

Monkey seems to install everything... I found the plug ins in their folders imported the location into sonar. the pod farm works but gearbox seems to need to be paid for? I should have just got a cheap preamp and stuck with the toneport di gold!!!

That message seeems to be saying that the gearbox version you have is made for the Toneport DI or ux8. I just went to the downloads section and they all seem to say that about other hardware than the toneport di and ux8. Do you have the software cd?

Does pod farm use more cpu power over gearbox, this netbook is glitching! On gearbox I could use a plug in in either mono or stereo depending on what the track was. I often had several open on a song. Will it be up to that with pod farm?

Also I just tried to apply pod farm plugin to a stereo track but the plugin is only applying that to the left signal... how do I change that?

Ok I'm happy now! I played with Pod farm 1.12 and the few things I couldn't get a long with I'm ok with now. It's good to be able to sing and play using the 2 inputs... I just need to get the power pack and I'm set!

For what ever reason my online activation of the ux1 has upgraded it to throw all the packs I bought for the xt... metal shop, collector classic, the bass pack and it has already had an upgrade of fx junkie by line 6. So all i am miising is the power pack.

The power pack takes my 54 amps to 78 which is the total line 6 has done. Also the power pack adds 33 more fx which takes my 64 to 97 fx... the total line 6 has done!!!

I tried again with pod farm 2... that mono/ stereo thing doesn't work like pod farm 1 or gearbox but I like pod farm 1 and the plugin! Cool!

Yeah that's fair enough I didn't expect the free upgrade! The Xt is great and I still put it through my amp but it doesn't have vocal preamps. I think thats why I bought the D.I Gold? The ux1 has 2 inputs which I like so it is worthwhile getting that pack a little later...

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